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What to do about bad hosts?
cook (usually) several entrees and sides, or cater, and usually provide desserts, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, do the entire set up in steam trays, and the clean up, unless some volunteer stays to help. I draw the line...
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catering client expectation too high!!
't need to know the “other party” is a tray of sandwiches for the local library volunteers and the deposit was a nickel. . .
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"The Perfect Bar"
and volunteer for the dunk tank at the yearly church carnival....
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1994 Port Tasting Notes (very long!)
'd volunteer to be a “co-investor” in something really nice. I need to increase my tasting range rapidly. But perhaps you don’t want anyone intruding on your romantic evening in front of the fireplace. I could...
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Top Chef-Puerto Rico
But does Lisa really know that she sucks? It seemed like Lisa thought that they were upset to see Antonia leave because they were her friends, not because they thought that Antonia was the better chef. Didn’t one of the...
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COOKBOOKS of MONTH OF JUNE: Penelope Casas
is the organizer of the COTM (bless her volunteering heart—we’ve had several organizers over the course of the almost 2 years we’ve being doing COTM, so, she’s just one in a long tradition of honorable and...
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Top Chef - Restaurant Wars [Possible Spoilers]
he does. “Baby vomit with wood chips?” Bourdain is a genius!! It looks like its down to Lisa and Dale to hit the road. Spike is his smug self but he is right, the other two are like kids. Smart man Spike, volunteering...
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Worst kitchen screwup.
Freshman year of college my dad volunteered me to make dinner for a group of about 18 donors/members on the board of our local community foundation. He’s always been proud of my cooking, but I think this incident proved...
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Top Chef-Improv
They volunteered! And presumably the $$ didn’t come out of their pockets. You get what you pay for — in this case, they got to be on TV, they got to push their agenda (did I mention it was a gay couple? I’m...
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What foods do you find disgusting?
Pink peppercorns. I remember chowing down on some takeout food many years ago which was laden with 'em — felt like I had chugged a bottle of Drano. In the category of...
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DiFara's ripped by Rosengarten
) and I volunteered what i had paid a month previously... well that bought me some sort of $2 penalty. whatever. its good pizza but arguably worth the wait and frustration (“my nerves!”) and yes rosengarten is a bit...
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Why is everyone feeding my teenager pizza?
generally never ones who could be relied upon to volunteer.
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Batali got the boot (from FN)
him cedulity. then he usually bags on Rachel ray, Frankly, I am far from a fan of Rachel Ray, myself. The woman could probably not speak if someone chopped off her arms (I volunteer). An interesting fact is that the same procedure...
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Carlo Petrini disinvited from Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
Gary, spend one week sweating on an organic farm, and then tell me it is a “hobby.” I spent a good chunk of my youth volunteering through the WOOF program, and working on a compost farm. It is hard, back-breaking...
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Strategy For Finding Bargain Wine
is supposed to be similar, but for a few dollars less." He also cheerfully volunteers to order any bottle of wine for me, if I don’t see it on his shelves. Which I hardly ever do, since he doesn’t have very much to...
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